Castleton Close

Located on the eastern side of Mutley Plin, as opposed to the western, Peverell side, it is curios to note that the Derbyshire village that apparently gives its name to this street, Castleton, actualy derives its name from Peveril Castle.

The castle was a Norman Keep built by a son of William the Conueror, William Peveril - an antecedent of Hugh Peverel, who was later to acquire land in this part of Devon.

Castleton is lovingly known as the "Gem of the Peaks". It lies between the Dark and the White peak areas of the Peak District, and the castle there was originally constructed in the late 12th century, under the direction of Henry II, to oversee the King's Royal Forest of the Peak (although little of that forest now remains).

Famously, it was there that King Malcolm of Scotland submitted to the 24-year-old King Henry in 1157.

Located between Sheffield and Manchester, Castleton is about seven miles north of Ashford in the Water, a coincidence, or does this account for the naming of Ashford Crescent, Close, Hill and Road, that are the nearest neighbours of Castleton Close?

EH 31 May 2003